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With today’s release, we are retiring the old Search map. All search traffic will direct to the new Search map.

Here’s a quick summary of what to look forward to with the new Search Map:

Map filters and sorting accessible right from the map.

We switched from raster tiles to vector tiles. (These are the tiles that power our map.) A benefit to implementing vector tiles is that they provide future flexibility with respect to styles, features, and attributes.

Filter by cache type, difficulty and terrain ratings, size, cache status, has corrected coordinates, geocache name keyword search, not found by, hidden by, and minimum Favorite points all from the new side panel on the map.

When hovering over a cache in the side list panel, the location of the cache is highlighted on the map.

Filter by geocaches included in a GeoTour.

Default sort is by distance (near to far). You can also choose to sort by Favorite points, difficulty, terrain, size, found date, and placed date.

Collapse the side panel for full-screen map viewing.

As you pan the map, a new “Search this area” button will appear to fire off a new search.

View the event date in the cache preview list for Event Caches.

Right click on any cache pin to quickly log the cache, add to a List, download GPX, or open the cache details in a new tab.

Select only specific caches from the side list panel and add them to a List* all at once.

Search the world – This removes all location constraints from your search. For example, “Show me all of the Webcam Caches worldwide.”

We offer two mapping experiences, each can be bookmarked in your web browser for quick and easy access: